Job Description

Overview

The Welder/Fitter performs fitting, fabrication, assembly, and welding operations in a production environment, ensuring components are aligned and welded according to specifications. MiTek is a platform innovator in the building industry, providing solutions to improve efficiencies in design and construction.

Responsibilities

  • Perform fitting, fabrication, assembly, and welding operations.
  • Read and interpret engineered drawings and specifications.
  • Measure, mark, and verify dimensions using measuring equipment.
  • Perform layout, fit-up, alignment, and assembly of components.
  • Set up and operate welding equipment with proper settings.
  • Select appropriate electrodes, welding wire, and consumables.
  • Position, clamp, and tack weld parts for alignment.
  • Adjust gas mixtures and pressures for cutting and welding.
  • Guide electrodes or welding guns along weld lines.
  • Weld various components according to specifications.
  • Examine welds for quality and dimensional accuracy.
  • Repair defective welds and perform rework as needed.
  • Operate grinders and fabrication tools for finishing.
  • Identify and report discrepancies in materials or quality.
  • Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work area.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
  • Maintain regular attendance and work overtime as required.

Requirements

  • High School Graduate or GED required.
  • One to three years of welding, fitting, fabrication, or related experience preferred.
  • Experience reading blueprints and performing fit-up of assemblies preferred.
  • Basic computer skills.
  • Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions and correspondence.
  • Ability to write simple correspondence and present information effectively.
  • Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as percentages and areas.
  • Ability to solve practical problems with limited standardization.
  • Ability to interpret various forms of instructions.

Benefits

  • PTO
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Assigned to 2nd shift with initial training on 1st shift.

Benefits

PTO
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k

How this job compares in Tolleson, AZ

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Tolleson, AZ currently run a median of $38/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $34–$38/hr across 8 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Tolleson, AZ

We're tracking 20 other active welding openings in Tolleson, AZ right now, from 12 different employers. 4 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 482 other active welding openings from 247 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Tolleson, or widen the search to Arizona.

MiTek currently has 3 other openings live in Arizona, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Arizona at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Sundt Construction (29), Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (17), and EZARC (16). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Arizona, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Tolleson at $38/hr, Scottsdale at $36/hr, and Tempe at $32/hr. Tolleson is among them.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Welder/Fitter | 2nd shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.